Impacts of a multipurpose outpatient hospital pharmacy in the framework of 3P medicine

Conclusions and expert recommendationsPredictive approachThe presence of pharmacists in the multi-pathology day hospital has a predictive approach. A change is made in the workflow that allows to generate a speed of intervention by acting before prescribing, dispensing and administering the treatment to the patient.Targeted preventionThe presence of pharmacists in the multipurpose day hospital unit and their collaboration with other professionals and the patient bring about a selective prevention that decreases the possibility of medication errors occurring.Personalisation of medical servicesWith the individualised dispensing of treatments, a step forward is taken in thepersonalisation of medical services, which avoids medication errors in labelling and administration and improves safety in the overall medication circuit in the hospital.
Source: EPMA Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research